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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time do Ponyboy and Johnny get to the park?

2. Who does Ponyboy and Johnny think can help them after the fight in the park?

3. What happened to Ponyboy's parents?

4. Who is in the park with Ponyboy and Johnny?

5. What celebrity does Ponyboy wish he looked like?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the differences in how Ponyboy's two brothers treat him.

2. What two differences does Cherry point out between the greasers and the Socs?

3. What news does Dally give Ponyboy and Johnny when he comes to see them at the church?

4. What happens when Cherry and Marcia's boyfriends show up as they are walking from the drive-in with the greasers?

5. How does Ponyboy realize that Darry truly cares for him?

6. What does Dally do when Johnny asks if his parents are worried about him?

7. What happens when Dally tries to give the Soc girls a soda at the drive-in?

8. What does Soda tell Ponyboy in the letter he sends with Dally?

9. Explain how Johnny speaks up to the older boys at the drive-in.

10. What things are Ponyboy thinking about as he sits at the drive-in?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Dally as the hero or martyr of the novel. What heroic behaviors does he display? Why do the younger boys look up to him? What can they learn from his life?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the different characters' beliefs about violence. What events shape or change their view of violence? Do they think it's a necessary evil?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the theme of social and/or class division in the novel. Is the rivalry senseless? What motivates the rivalry between groups?

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